In Chinese culture, it is believed that people share some common characteristics with the zodiac of the year when they were born.

Personality traitsCharming, charismatic and extremely inventive, Monkey people are most noted for their intelligence and clever genius in working out difficult problems for themselves and others.

Sounds Like "High Official" in Chinese
The Chinese character "猴" (hóu /hoh/ 'monkey') is pronounced the same as "侯" ('high official'), and the association dates back hundreds of years into feudal times.

Famous people born in the Year of the Monkey
Many celebrities were born in the Year of the Monkey. We list 12 of them here.